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Here is the new weekly Overgrowth alpha! This week I focused on optimizations and bug fixes, which would be hard to demonstrate in a video. Here are the changes:

Faster active ragdoll animation

Ragdolls go to sleep faster to stop using resources

Faster terrain material checks

Character skinning optimizations

Can dodge using controllers

Fix for crash when no joysticks are connected

Fix for missing xinput dll

Fixed physics debug world lighting

Fixed procedural stance initialization bug

Fix for enemies grabbing weapons while unconscious

Fixed problem with mouse grab when auto camera is enabled

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